AGC DSKY auction / was Re: Control Console, but not PDP-10

2019-04-12 Thread Brent Hilpert via cctalk
On 2019-Apr-11, at 10:04 PM, Paul Birkel via cctalk wrote: > > Now consider a DSKY. Currently at $27,500.00. Auction estimate: $60,000+ > Great provenance! “The DSKY that saved Apollo 14.” > > https://www.rrauction.com/bidtracker_detail.cfm?IN=5222 I looked up this auction too, after Marc

Re: Control Console, but not PDP-10

2019-04-12 Thread Warner Losh via cctalk
From: cctalk on behalf of Guy Sotomayor > Jr via cctalk > Sent: Friday, April 12, 2019 9:45 AM > To: Ethan Dicks; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts > Cc: Paul Birkel > Subject: Re: Control Console, but not PDP-10 > > You should talk to Carl as he’s created (or

Re: Control Console, but not PDP-10

2019-04-12 Thread dwight via cctalk
From: cctalk on behalf of Guy Sotomayor Jr via cctalk Sent: Friday, April 12, 2019 9:45 AM To: Ethan Dicks; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Cc: Paul Birkel Subject: Re: Control Console, but not PDP-10 You should talk to Carl as he’s created (or far

Re: Control Console, but not PDP-10

2019-04-12 Thread Guy Sotomayor Jr via cctalk
You should talk to Carl as he’s created (or far along in the process) of a DSKY to interface to an actual AGC that’s being restored (there are a number of videos on-line of the restoration effort…mostly done by converting a hotel room into a lab). TTFN - Guy > On Apr 11, 2019, at 10:59 PM,

Re: Control Console, but not PDP-10

2019-04-12 Thread W2HX via cctalk
And don't forget about the 25% buyer's premium! Wow From: cctalk on behalf of Ethan Dicks via cctalk Sent: Friday, April 12, 2019 1:59 AM To: Paul Birkel; General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: Control Console, but not PDP-10

Re: Control Console, but not PDP-10

2019-04-11 Thread Ethan Dicks via cctalk
On Fri, Apr 12, 2019 at 1:23 AM Paul Birkel via cctalk wrote: > Now consider a DSKY. Currently at $27,500.00. Auction estimate: $60,000+ I'd love to have a DSKY to fiddle around on, just for kicks, but my budget for a replica is a tiny fraction of that... -ethan

Control Console, but not PDP-10

2019-04-11 Thread Paul Birkel via cctalk
The PDP-10 Control Console sold for $3,650.00. Amazing! Now consider a DSKY. Currently at $27,500.00. Auction estimate: $60,000+ Great provenance! “The DSKY that saved Apollo 14.” https://www.rrauction.com/bidtracker_detail.cfm?IN=5222 -

Control Console, but not PDP-10

2019-04-11 Thread Paul Birkel via cctalk
The PDP-10 Control Console sold for $3,650.00. Amazing! Now consider a DSKY. Currently at $27,500.00. Auction estimate: $60,000+ Great provenance! “The DSKY that saved Apollo 14.” https://www.rrauction.com/bidtracker_detail.cfm?IN=5222 “Apollo 14 LM Simulator Computer Display